School district · Illinois
Chester CUSD 139
Chester CUSD 139 in Illinois: 2 public schools with 975 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,112 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 975
- Students per teacher
- 13.8
- IL 13.5 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,112
- IL $21.4K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 70.6
- Counselors (FTE)
- 1.0
- Students per counselor
- 975
- IL 414 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.6
- Librarians (FTE): 0.0
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
$10.0K15
$8.6K16
$11.3K17
$10.7K18
$11.1K19
$11.6K20
$12.7K21
$12.5K22
$14.3K23
$15.1K24
- Federal
- 16% · $3.2M
- State
- 55% · $10.6M
- Local
- 28% · $5.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $9,220
- Support services
- $5,160
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $2.4M
- Long-term debt
- $6.3M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Chester Elem SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 640 | 13.0 |
Chester High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 335 | 15.5 |
Sources
- Address
- 1940 Swanwick St, Chester, IL 62233
- Phone
- (618)826-4509
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).